Artificial intelligence is at the heart of the US-China tech war, with Chinese firms such as DeepSeek challenging American dominance. But while China has a growing AI talent pool and home-grown success stories, the country has also lost a handful of leading figures in the crucial sector. The early deaths of these experts – due…
In January 2023, Arizona resident Jennifer DeStefano picked up a call from an unknown number, assuming it was the doctor’s office. Instead, she heard someone who sounded like her daughter crying as a man shouted in the background: “Lay down and put your head back.” “Mom, these bad men have me. Help me! Help me!”…
In a significant announcement, the GSMA has revealed that artificial intelligence and mobile technologies will inject a potential $2 trillion into China’s economy by 2030. This contribution is poised to represent a remarkable 8.3% of the nation’s GDP. The GSMA, ahead of its Post-MWC Sharing Event in Beijing, shared these insights. The Mobile Economy China…
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Washington, D.C., April 12, 2025 – Michael Kratsios, the newly appointed Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), is at the forefront of shaping America’s technological future as tensions with China over AI innovation intensify. At 38, Kratsios, a Greek-American with roots in Volissos, Chios, and Kastoria, Greece, is the…
The United States has a “rare” opportunity to become a key partner for Indonesia in areas such as emerging technology and digital infrastructure despite Jakarta’s close economic ties with China, a study has claimed. But Washington needs a more ambitious and strategic form of statecraft to do so, according to the report from the Centre…
Alibaba Group Holding’s revamped artificial intelligence (AI) assistant app, Quark, which offers a user-friendly interface, has surpassed ByteDance’s Doubao to become China’s most popular AI app in March, showing its appeal among local users. Quark ranked at the top among Chinese AI apps with nearly 150 million monthly active users (MAUs) worldwide, followed by ByteDance’s…
Chinese tech giants are playing a different AI game. US AI companies — like OpenAI and Anthropic — usually keep their most powerful models locked behind paywalls for consumers or license them to enterprises. China’s biggest players, in contrast, are handing theirs out for free — and rolling them out across everyday tech at breakneck…
How AI mental health tools workScientific validationBenefits and accessibilityPrivacy and ethical concernsIndustry trends and regulationFinal thoughts on AI therapy As the global mental health crisis deepens, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered apps and chatbots offer scalable and affordable solutions. However, with over 10,000 AI-based mental health apps on the market and few clinically validated, the question remains…
The Italian tech sector has shown remarkable growth in recent years. In Q1 2025 alone, the industry secured $315 million in funding, boosting its enterprise value to over $82 billion — double what it was just four years ago, according to Dealroom data. This transformation is driven by key players like Vento, Italy’s most active…